Behavioral ecology and the transition to agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Douglas J. Kennett, Bruce Winterhalder
| Behavioral ecology and the transition to agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Douglas J. Kennett, Bruce Winterhalder |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.3/64 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KennettDouglas J
WinterhalderBruce |
| Collana | Origins of Human Behavior and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Origin
Agriculture, Prehistoric Human behavior Human ecology Human evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
andes animal domestication arabia archaeology arizona cumberland domestic animals early civilization ecology environment food production foraging fremont hbe highlands history human behavior human behavioral ecology hunting and gathering indigenous culture indigenous people land use madagascar maize mikea neotropics new guinea nonfiction oceania pacific coast plant domestication rain barrier science valencia wild animals |
| ISBN |
1-282-75943-4
9786612759437 0-520-93245-5 1-59875-917-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Behavioral Ecology and the Transition from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture -- 2. A Future Discounting Explanation for the Persistence of a Mixed Foraging-Horticulture Strategy among the Mikea of Madagascar -- 3. Central Place Foraging and Food Production on the Cumberland Plateau, Eastern Kentucky -- 4. Aspects of Optimization and Risk During the Early Agricultural Period in Southeastern Arizona -- 5. A Formal Model for Predicting Agriculture among the Fremont -- 6. An Ecological Model for the Origins of Maize-Based Food Production on the Pacific Coast of Southern Mexico -- 7. The Origins of Plant Cultivation and Domestication in the Neotropics -- 8. Costly Signaling, the Sexual Division of Labor, and Animal Domestication in the Andean Highlands -- 9. Human Behavioral Ecology, Domestic Animals, and Land Use during the Transition to Agriculture in Valencia, Eastern Spain -- 10. Breaking the Rain Barrier and the Tropical Spread of Near Eastern Agriculture into Southern Arabia -- 11. The Emergence of Agriculture in New Guinea -- 12. The Ideal Free Distribution, Food Production, and the Colonization of Oceania -- 13. Human Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Food Production -- 14. Agriculture, Archaeology, and Human Behavioral Ecology -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783669803321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Crimes against nature : squatters, poachers, thieves, and the hidden history of American conservation / / Karl Jacoby
| Crimes against nature : squatters, poachers, thieves, and the hidden history of American conservation / / Karl Jacoby |
| Autore | Jacoby Karl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.78/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
National parks and reserves - Social aspects - United States
Nature conservation - Social aspects - United States National parks and reserves - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
20th century american history adirondacks american conservation american history american west conservation conservationists crimes against nature environmental history fishing foraging grand canyon history hunting john muir local inhabitants national parks natural resources natural world nature parklands poachers poverty president roosevelt rural people squatters teddy roosevelt theodore roosevelt thieves timber cutting united states of america yellowstone |
| ISBN | 0-520-95793-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: The Hidden History of American Conservation -- PART I. FOREST: THE ADIRONDACKS -- PART II. MOUNTAIN: YELLOWSTONE -- PART III. DESERT: THE GRAND CANYON -- Epilogue: Landscapes of Memory and Myth -- Afterword -- Chronology of American Conservation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789289803321 |
Jacoby Karl
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Crimes against nature : squatters, poachers, thieves, and the hidden history of American conservation / / Karl Jacoby
| Crimes against nature : squatters, poachers, thieves, and the hidden history of American conservation / / Karl Jacoby |
| Autore | Jacoby Karl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.78/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
National parks and reserves - Social aspects - United States
Nature conservation - Social aspects - United States National parks and reserves - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
20th century american history adirondacks american conservation american history american west conservation conservationists crimes against nature environmental history fishing foraging grand canyon history hunting john muir local inhabitants national parks natural resources natural world nature parklands poachers poverty president roosevelt rural people squatters teddy roosevelt theodore roosevelt thieves timber cutting united states of america yellowstone |
| ISBN | 0-520-95793-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: The Hidden History of American Conservation -- PART I. FOREST: THE ADIRONDACKS -- PART II. MOUNTAIN: YELLOWSTONE -- PART III. DESERT: THE GRAND CANYON -- Epilogue: Landscapes of Memory and Myth -- Afterword -- Chronology of American Conservation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822006703321 |
Jacoby Karl
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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Les cultures fourragères / / H. D. Klein [and five others]
| Les cultures fourragères / / H. D. Klein [and five others] |
| Autore | Klein Henri-Dominique |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | éditions Quae, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.2 |
| Collana | Agricultures tropicales en poche |
| Soggetto topico | Forage plants |
| Soggetto non controllato |
animal husbandry
sustainable development plant production foraging agronomy |
| ISBN | 2-7592-2169-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910350200003321 |
Klein Henri-Dominique
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| éditions Quae, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.]
| Documenting domestication [[electronic resource] ] : new genetic and archaeological paradigms / / edited by Melinda A. Zeder ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/233 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZederMelinda A |
| Soggetto topico |
Plants, Cultivated - Genetics
Plant remains (Archaeology) Domestic animals - Genetics Animal remains (Archaeology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
agriculture
andes animal domestication anthropology archaeology banana camelids cassava cattle chives domestic pets donkeys farming fertile crescent foraging genetics goats herbs history horses human behavior hunter gatherer indigenous culture indigenous people maize mesopotamia molecular biology natural world nature nonfiction olives pig plant domestication science sheep social development social history squash starch grain tropical america tubers |
| ISBN |
1-282-35893-6
1-4237-8965-2 9786612358937 0-520-93242-0 1-60129-382-8 |
| Classificazione | WG 9300 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- List Of Tables -- List Of Figures -- 1. Documenting Domestication: Bringing Together Plants, Animals, Archaeology, And Genetics -- 2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record -- 3. Seed Size Increase As A Marker Of Domestication In Squash (Cucurbita Pepo) -- 4. A Morphological Approach To Documenting The Domestication Of Chenopodium In The Andes -- 5. Identifying Manioc (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) And Other Crops In Pre-Columbian Tropical America Through Starch Grain Analysis: A Case Study From Central Panama -- 6. Phytolith Evidence For The Early Presence Of Domesticated Banana (Musa) In Africa -- 7. Documenting The Presence Of Maize In Central And South America Through Phytolith Analysis Of Food Residues -- 8. Genetic Data And Plant Domestication -- 9. DNA Sequence Data And Inferences On Cassava's Origin Of Domestication -- 10. Relationship Between Chinese Chive (Allium Tuberosum) And Its Putative Progenitor A. Ramosum As Assessed By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) -- 11. Using Multiple Types Of Molecular Markers To Understand Olive Phylogeography -- 12. Origins Of Polyploid Crops: The Example Of The Octoploid Tuber Crop Oxalis Tuberosa -- 13. Archaeological Approaches To Documenting Animal Domestication -- 14. A Critical Assessment Of Markers Of Initial Domestication In Goats (Capra Hircus) -- 15. The Domestication Of The Pig (Sus Scrofa): New Challenges And Approaches -- 16. The Domestication Of South American Camelids: A View From The South-Central Andes -- 17. Early Horse Domestication On The Eurasian Steppe -- 18. Documenting Domestication: Reading Animal Genetic Texts -- 19. Genetic Analysis Of Dog Domestication -- 20. Origins And Diffusion Of Domestic Goats Inferred From DNA Markers: Example Analyses Of mtDNA, Y Chromosome, And Microsatellites -- 21. Mitochondrial DNA Diversity In Modern Sheep: Implications For Domestication -- 22. Genetics And Origins Of Domestic Cattle -- 23. Genetic Analysis Of The Origins Of Domestic South American Camelids -- 24. Genetic Documentation Of Horse And Donkey Domestication -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783668603321 |
| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecology and Behaviour of Free-Ranging Animals Studied by Advanced Data-Logging and Tracking Techniques
| Ecology and Behaviour of Free-Ranging Animals Studied by Advanced Data-Logging and Tracking Techniques |
| Autore | Wassmer Thomas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Science: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
activity pattern
data logger eco physiology foraging movement ecology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557404103321 |
Wassmer Thomas
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| Frontiers Media SA, 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface
| Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface |
| Autore | Moleón Marcos |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (102 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology, life sciences
Ecological science, the Biosphere Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropogenic food
apex predators bear birds of prey caching Capreolus capreolus carcass carnivorous carrion confrontational scavenging decomposition diet disease risk ecological functions Eurasian lynx facultative scavenger foraging interspecific interactions landscape of peril Lynx lynx marine ecosystems moose n/a nitrogen Norway nutrient recycling parasite risk predation predator risk predators roe deer scavengers scavenging terrestrial ecosystems trophic cascade urban habitats vision wolf |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557644403321 |
Moleón Marcos
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Food webs [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin S. McCann
| Food webs [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin S. McCann |
| Autore | McCann Kevin S (Kevin Shear), <1964-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577/.16 |
| Collana | Monographs in population biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Food chains (Ecology)
Biotic communities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Canadian Shield
Gershgorin discs Hopf bifurcation Robert Holt adaptive behavior alternative stable states aquatic microcosm asynchrony bifurcation bird feeder effect body size competition consumers consumerвesource dynamics consumerвesource interactions consumerвesource models consumerвesource theory continuous logistic growth models detritus diamond food web discrete equations dynamical systems theory dynamical systems ecological instability ecological stability ecological systems ecosystem collapse ecosystem dynamics ecosystem size ecosystem stability ecosystems eigenvalue equilibrium steady state equilibrium excitable interactions food chains food web structure food web theory food webs foraging generalism generalists grazing habitat human impacts interaction strength intraguild predation model lags lake trout local stability analysis matrix theory microcosm experiments mobile adaptive predators modular theory module motif natural ecosystems nature nonequilibrium dynamics nonequilibrium steady state nonexcitable interactions nutrient decomposition nutrient recycling nutrients omnivory oscillation oscillatory decay phase space population dynamics population growth population models population structure populations resources space species stage structure stage-structured lags subsidies subsystems sustainability time series trade-offs traits whole-community approach whole-system matrix |
| ISBN |
1-283-29071-5
9786613290717 1-4008-4068-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. The Problem and the Approach -- CHAPTER ONE. The Balance of Nature: What Is It and Why Care? -- CHAPTER TWO. A Primer for Dynamical Systems -- CHAPTER THREE. Of Modules, Motifs, and Whole Webs -- Part 2. Food Web Modules: From Populations to Small Food Webs -- CHAPTER FOUR. Excitable and Nonexcitable Population Dynamics -- CHAPTER FIVE. Consumer-Resource Dynamics: Building Consumptive Food Webs -- CHAPTER SIX. Lagged Consumer-Resource Dynamics -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Food Chains and Omnivory -- CHAPTER EIGHT. More Modules -- Part 3. Toward Whole Systems -- CHAPTER NINE. Coupling Modules in Space: A Landscape Theory -- CHAPTER TEN. Classic Food Web Theory -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Adding the Ecosystem -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Food Webs as Complex Adaptive Systems -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461569803321 |
McCann Kevin S (Kevin Shear), <1964->
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| Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2012 | ||
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Food webs [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin S. McCann
| Food webs [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin S. McCann |
| Autore | McCann Kevin S (Kevin Shear), <1964-> |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 577/.16 |
| Collana | Monographs in population biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Food chains (Ecology)
Biotic communities |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Canadian Shield
Gershgorin discs Hopf bifurcation Robert Holt adaptive behavior alternative stable states aquatic microcosm asynchrony bifurcation bird feeder effect body size competition consumers consumerвesource dynamics consumerвesource interactions consumerвesource models consumerвesource theory continuous logistic growth models detritus diamond food web discrete equations dynamical systems theory dynamical systems ecological instability ecological stability ecological systems ecosystem collapse ecosystem dynamics ecosystem size ecosystem stability ecosystems eigenvalue equilibrium steady state equilibrium excitable interactions food chains food web structure food web theory food webs foraging generalism generalists grazing habitat human impacts interaction strength intraguild predation model lags lake trout local stability analysis matrix theory microcosm experiments mobile adaptive predators modular theory module motif natural ecosystems nature nonequilibrium dynamics nonequilibrium steady state nonexcitable interactions nutrient decomposition nutrient recycling nutrients omnivory oscillation oscillatory decay phase space population dynamics population growth population models population structure populations resources space species stage structure stage-structured lags subsidies subsystems sustainability time series trade-offs traits whole-community approach whole-system matrix |
| ISBN |
1-283-29071-5
9786613290717 1-4008-4068-6 |
| Classificazione | SCI020000SCI008000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1. The Problem and the Approach -- CHAPTER ONE. The Balance of Nature: What Is It and Why Care? -- CHAPTER TWO. A Primer for Dynamical Systems -- CHAPTER THREE. Of Modules, Motifs, and Whole Webs -- Part 2. Food Web Modules: From Populations to Small Food Webs -- CHAPTER FOUR. Excitable and Nonexcitable Population Dynamics -- CHAPTER FIVE. Consumer-Resource Dynamics: Building Consumptive Food Webs -- CHAPTER SIX. Lagged Consumer-Resource Dynamics -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Food Chains and Omnivory -- CHAPTER EIGHT. More Modules -- Part 3. Toward Whole Systems -- CHAPTER NINE. Coupling Modules in Space: A Landscape Theory -- CHAPTER TEN. Classic Food Web Theory -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Adding the Ecosystem -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Food Webs as Complex Adaptive Systems -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789719303321 |
McCann Kevin S (Kevin Shear), <1964->
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| Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2012 | ||
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Les semences [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Turner ; traduit par Henri Feyt
| Les semences [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Turner ; traduit par Henri Feyt |
| Autore | Turner Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Versailles, France, : Éditions Quæ |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FeytHenri |
| Collana | Agricultures tropicales en poche |
| Soggetto topico |
Seed technology
Agriculture |
| Soggetto non controllato |
plant production
foraging agronomy cereal breeding seed |
| ISBN |
2-7592-1933-X
2-7592-1893-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Les semences -- Avant-propos -- Préface -- Remerciements -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Amélioration des plantes et variétés -- 3 - Biologie des semences -- 4 - Production des semences -- 5 - Récolte et préparation des semences -- 6 - Qualité des semences -- 7 - Commercialisation des semences et gestion des entreprises -- 8 - Production de semences des cultures non céréalières -- 9 - Aspects nationaux et internationaux de la distribution des semences -- Annexes -- Glossaire -- Bibliographie -- Index alphabétique. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910350203103321 |
Turner Michael
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| Versailles, France, : Éditions Quæ | ||
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